Innovative smallpox vaccine research study to be conducted at Case Medical Center
The current FDA-approved vaccine, D...Raids Conducted In Hospitals And Pharmaceutical Companies
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of India on Monday conducted raids in various hospitals and pharmaceutical companies across the four Indian cities Delhi, Bangalore, Trivandrum and Goa. //The CBI officials feel that they have collected important information in connection with buying of sub-standard medical equipments from Pharmaceutical companies. The CBI officials feels that man...India to maintain Public domain Registry database of clinical trials conducted in India.
India to set up a registry database which will contain all datas and research results of all clinical trials which would be available in a public domain which will provide transparent results and information for patients.// The detail of the new registry database was announced by Drug Controller General of India Ashwani Kumar. He announced the details of the registry during a two day wor...Diabetic check-up conducted in Chitradurga
Indira Health Care and Diabetic Centre at Vasavi Mahal in Chitradurga, Karnataka, organized diabetic Mela. Physicians Dr Nagaraj Sujjan, Dr Narayana Murthy and Dr. Muralidhar conducted the Health camp organized by the Diabetic Centre.// Dr. Muralidhar is the Principal of Basaveswara Medical College who emphasized that awareness regarding the precautions and treatment to control diabete...Bird flu test conducted in dead pigeon found in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is facing a new threat of bird flu panic fallowing reports of a pigeon dead. The Animal and Health ministry is undergoing tests for isolating// and identification of the virus responsible for the pigeon dead. Though there were no earlier reports on isolation of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in Africa. The authorities are confident that the strain is not spread from other c...Liver Transplant Surgery Conducted In Bangalore
A rare liver transplant surgery has been conducted by Indian doctors in the city of Bangalore on Rohit Pillai, a one-year-old boy. The surgery took place at the Asha Dinesh Institute for Organ Transplant. //The mother was the donor for the child who was afflicted by a congenital disease. The transplant surgeon Sanjay Govil said that the boy who was born with itching and jaundice was...NicOx Provides an Update on the Phase 2a Study for NCX 1000 Conducted With Axcan
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, May 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --NicOx S.A. (Eurolist: COX) today provided an update on the phase 2astudy for NCX 1000, which is covered by its codevelopment agreementwith Axcan Pharma Inc. A preliminary analysis of 11 patientsfrom this proof-of-concept study in portal hypertension confirmedthe safety profile of NCX 1000 but did not demonstrate the efficacy...